The purpose of this Chapter is to allow the County, pursuant to Chapter 35.91 RCW, to enter into a Latecomers Agreement with an applicant for the construction of public sewer facilities (subsequently referred to as "the Improvements"). An applicant entering into a Latecomers Agreement may receive future reimbursement by the County from a portion of the connection charges received from other property owners who subsequently benefit from installation of such construction by utilizing the Improvements by the applicant.

Upon the applicant's request, the County shall execute a Latecomers Agreement with the applicant if the request meets all requirements of Chapter 35.91 RCW, as now enacted or hereinafter amended. In order for the County to execute a Latecomers Agreement, the County must be convinced that the eligibility requirements set forth in PCC 13.10.030 have been met.

If the County enters into a Latecomers Agreement with the applicant to construct public sewer facilities of an adequate size, depth, and accessibility to serve the applicant's proposed or existing development (subsequently referred to as "the Development") and other properties within a County-approved sewer sub-basin (subsequently referred to as the "Tributary Service Area"), a portion of the connection charges paid by property owners within the Tributary Service Area who subsequently connect to the Improvements, will be reimbursed to the applicant to compensate for the cost of installing the Improvements.

The goal of the Latecomers Agreement is to provide a means to reimburse the applicants for costs that exceed their own pro rata share of installing the Improvements necessary to serve both the Development and the remainder of the Tributary Service Area without passing on any of the costs to the County or other property owners outside the Tributary Service Area. The agreements shall be formulated so that the applicants are not reimbursed for any portion of their own pro rata share of the costs of installing the Improvements.